What we welcome

Original fiction, nonfiction, poetry, memoir, essays, comics, cookbooks and every genre in between. That includes new editions of your own previously published books, translations you hold the rights to, and public- domain works with substantial original additions (see Section 4).

Your rights and responsibilities

By publishing on BookMarket, you confirm that: You own the work or have every right needed to publish it in each format you upload: text, cover art, illustrations, translation and audio narration.

The book doesn't infringe anyone's copyright, trademark, privacy or publicity rights.

Your metadata is accurate. That covers your name, the title, the series, the description and the genres. No impersonating other authors, no misleading titles, no keyword stuffing.

Disclosing AI assistance

You must tell us how AI was used when you submit, so readers can make an informed choice. We ask about five areas:

Area Disclose if… Label readers see

Text AI generated any part of the book's text, even if you

later edited it

AI-generated text

Editing AI tools did substantive rewriting beyond spelling and

grammar checks

needs disclosure

Images AI generated the cover or interior illustrations AI-generated images

Translation AI translated the text AI translation

Narration The audiobook uses an AI or synthetic voice AI-narrated

EDITORIAL NOTE

Policy design note: Amazon KDP distinguishes “AI-generatedˮ content (which must be disclosed to Amazon) from “AI-assistedˮ work (which needn't be), and readers never see either. BookMarket's edge is that readers see the label. Keep the categories few and plain. Spell-check and grammar tools that don't generate content don't need

How labels appear

Disclosed books show an AI disclosed badge near the format selector, listing each label that applies, e.g., “AI- generated images.ˮ Selecting it opens a one-line explanation in the author's own words (optional, up to 200 These five labels are the only AI vocabulary used anywhere on BookMarket: on book pages, in filters (“No AI disclosedˮ), in Author Studio and in our help pages. Don't introduce variants such as “AI-assisted: textˮ or

“human-written.ˮ

AI voices and likeness

Never use a synthetic voice cloned from a real person without their written permission. Don't publish AI- generated images that imitate a living artist's distinctive style in a way that could mislead readers about who made them.

Public-domain content

BookMarket's free classics library is curated by our team. Authors may publish public-domain works only when they add substantial original value, such as a new translation, annotations, a critical introduction or original illustrations. Each must be clearly described. Retitled or lightly reformatted copies of public-domain texts aren't

What isn't allowed

Content that sexualizes minors in any way. This is zero tolerance and is reported to the authorities.

Content that infringes copyright or trademarks, including unlicensed fan fiction of commercial works Content that promotes violence against people or groups, or harasses private individuals

Instructions for serious harm, such as weapons and dangerous illegal activity

Spam: duplicate or near-duplicate books, machine-generated filler, or “summariesˮ of other authors' books

presented as originals

Misleading metadata, fake reviews or rating manipulation

How we review and enforce

reviewed. If a book doesn't meet these guidelines, we'll tell you why and how to fix it. Serious or repeated violations, including repeated copyright infringement, can lead to removal of the book or account termination.

designated agent is registered with the US Copyright Office.

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